Census of a New Generation

1IThen it came° about after° the aplague°, IIthat the LORD° spoke° to Moses° and to Eleazar° the son° of Aaron° the priest°, saying°,
2 “aTake° a Icensus° of all° the congregation° of the sons° of Israel° from twenty° years° old° and upward°, by their fathers’° households°, whoever° is able to go° out to war° in Israel°.”
3 So Moses° and Eleazar° the priest° spoke° with them ain the plains° of Moab° by the Jordan° at Jericho°, saying°,
4 “[Take a census of the people] from twenty° years° old° and upward°, as the LORD° has commanded° Moses°.”

¶ Now the sons° of Israel° who came° out of the land° of Egypt° [were]:

5 ¶ Reuben°, Israel’s° firstborn°, the sons° of Reuben°: [of] Hanoch°, the family° of the Hanochites°; of Pallu°, the family° of the Palluites°;
6 of Hezron°, the family° of the Hezronites°; of Carmi°, the family° of the Carmites°.
7 These° are the families° of the Reubenites°, and those who were numbered° of them were a43,730°°°°°°.
8 The son° of Pallu°: Eliab°.
9 The sons° of Eliab°: Nemuel° and Dathan° and Abiram°. These° are the Dathan° and Abiram° who° were acalled° by the congregation°, who° contended° against° Moses° and against° Aaron° in the company° of Korah°, when they contended° against° the LORD°,
10 and athe earth° opened° its mouth° and swallowed° them up along with Korah°, when that company° died°, bwhen the fire° devoured° 250°° men°, so that they became° a Iwarning°.
11aThe sons° of Korah°, however, did not die°.

12 ¶ The sons° of Simeon° according to their families°: of INemuel°, the family° of the Nemuelites°; of Jamin°, the family° of the Jaminites°; of IIJachin°, the family° of the Jachinites°;
13 of IZerah°, the family° of the Zerahites°; of Shaul°, the family° of the Shaulites°.
14 These° are the families° of the Simeonites°, a22,200°°°°.

15 ¶ The sons° of Gad° according to their families°: of IZephon°, the family° of the Zephonites°; of Haggi°, the family° of the Haggites°; of Shuni°, the family° of the Shunites°;
16 of IOzni°, the family° of the Oznites°; of Eri°, the family° of the Erites°;
17 of IArod°, the family° of the Arodites°; of Areli°, the family° of the Arelites°.
18 These° are the families° of the sons° of Gad° according to those who were numbered° of them, a40,500°°°°.

19 ¶ The asons° of Judah° [were] Er° and Onan°, but Er° and Onan° died° in the land° of Canaan°.
20 The asons° of Judah° according to their families° were: of Shelah°, the family° of the Shelanites°; of Perez°, the family° of the Perezites°; of Zerah°, the family° of the Zerahites°.
21 The sons° of Perez° were: of Hezron°, the family° of the Hezronites°; of Hamul°, the family° of the Hamulites°.
22 These° are the families° of Judah° according to those who were numbered° of them, a76,500°°°°°.

23 ¶ The asons° of Issachar° according to their families°: [of] Tola°, the family° of the Tolaites°; of IPuvah°, the family° of the Punites°;
24 of IJashub°, the family° of the Jashubites°; of Shimron°, the family° of the Shimronites°.
25 These° are the families° of Issachar° according to those who were numbered° of them, a64,300°°°°°.

26 ¶ The asons° of Zebulun° according to their families°: of Sered°, the family° of the Seredites°; of Elon°, the family° of the Elonites°; of Jahleel°, the family° of the Jahleelites°.
27 These° are the families° of the Zebulunites° according to those who were numbered° of them, a60,500°°°°.

28 ¶ The asons° of Joseph° according to their families°: Manasseh° and Ephraim°.
29 The sons° of Manasseh°: of Machir°, the family° of the Machirites°; and aMachir°Ibecame° the father° of Gilead°: of Gilead°, the family° of the Gileadites°.
30 These° are the sons° of Gilead°: [of] IIezer°, the family° of the aIezerites°; of Helek°, the family° of the Helekites°;
31 and [of] Asriel°, the family° of the Asrielites°; and [of] Shechem°, the family° of the Shechemites°;
32 and [of] Shemida°, the family° of the Shemidaites°; and [of] Hepher°, the family° of the Hepherites°.
33 Now Zelophehad° the son° of Hepher° had° no° sons°, but only° daughters°; and athe names° of the daughters° of Zelophehad° were Mahlah°, Noah°, Hoglah°, Milcah° and Tirzah°.
34 These° are the families° of Manasseh°; and those who were numbered° of them were a52,700°°°°°.

35 ¶ These° are the sons° of Ephraim° according to their families°: of Shuthelah°, the family° of the Shuthelahites°; of IBecher°, the family° of the Becherites°; of Tahan°, the family° of the Tahanites°.
36 These° are the sons° of Shuthelah°: of Eran°, the family° of the Eranites°.
37 These° are the families° of the sons° of Ephraim° according to those who were numbered° of them, a32,500°°°°°. These° are the sons° of Joseph° according to their families°.

38 ¶ The sons° of Benjamin° according to their families°: of Bela°, the family° of the Belaites°; of Ashbel°, the family° of the Ashbelites°; of IAhiram°, the family° of the Ahiramites°;
39 of IShephupham°, the family° of the Shuphamites°; of IIHupham°, the family° of the Huphamites°.
40 The sons° of Bela° were IArd° and Naaman°: [of Ard], the family° of the Ardites°; of Naaman°, the family° of the Naamites°.
41 These° are the sons° of Benjamin° according to their families°; and those who were numbered° of them were a45,600°°°°°.

42 ¶ These° are the sons° of Dan° according to their families°: of IShuham°, the family° of the Shuhamites°. These° are the families° of Dan° according to their families°.
43 All° the families° of the Shuhamites°, according to those who were numbered° of them, were a64,400°°°°°.

44 ¶ The asons° of Asher° according to their families°: of Imnah°, the family° of the Imnites°; of Ishvi°, the family° of the Ishvites°; of Beriah°, the family° of the Beriites°.
45 Of the sons° of Beriah°: of Heber°, the family° of the Heberites°; of Malchiel°, the family° of the Malchielites°.
46 The name° of the daughter° of Asher° [was] Serah°.
47 These° are the families° of the sons° of Asher° according to those who were numbered° of them, a53,400°°°°°.

48 ¶ The asons° of Naphtali° according to their families°: of Jahzeel°, the family° of the Jahzeelites°; of Guni°, the family° of the Gunites°;
49 of Jezer°, the family° of the Jezerites°; of aShillem°, the family° of the Shillemites°.
50 These° are the families° of Naphtali° according to their families°; and those who were numbered° of them were a45,400°°°°°.

52 ¶ Then the LORD° spoke° to Moses°, saying°,
53 “IAmong these° the land° shall be divided° for an inheritance° according to the number° of names°.
54aTo the larger° [group] you shall increase° their inheritance°, and to the smaller° [group] you shall diminish° their inheritance°; each° shall be given° their inheritance° according° to those who were numbered° of them.
55 But the land° shall be adivided° by lot°. They shall Ireceive° their inheritance° according to the names° of the tribes° of their fathers°.
56 According°° to the selection by lot°, their inheritance° shall be divided° between° the larger° and the smaller° [groups].”

57 ¶ aThese° are those who were numbered° of the Levites° according to their families°: of Gershon°, the family° of the Gershonites°; of Kohath°, the family° of the Kohathites°; of Merari°, the family° of the Merarites°.
58 These° are the families° of Levi°: the family° of the Libnites°, the family° of the Hebronites°, the family° of the Mahlites°, the family° of the Mushites°, the family° of the Korahites°. aKohath°Ibecame° the father° of Amram°.
59 The name° of Amram’s° wife°awas Jochebed°, the daughter° of Levi°, who° was born° to Levi° in Egypt°; and she bore° to Amram°: Aaron° and Moses° and their sister° Miriam°.
60aTo Aaron° were born° Nadab° and Abihu°, Eleazar° and Ithamar°.
61aBut Nadab° and Abihu° died° when they offered° strange° fire° before° the LORD°.
62 Those who were numbered° of them were a23,000°°°, every° male° from a month° old° and upward°, for bthey were not numbered° among° the sons° of Israel°csince° no° inheritance° was given° to them among° the sons° of Israel°.

63 ¶ These° are those who were numbered° by Moses° and Eleazar° the priest°, who° numbered° the sons° of Israel° in the plains° of Moab° by the Jordan° at Jericho°.
64aBut among these° there was not a man° of those who were numbered° by Moses° and Aaron° the priest°, who° numbered° the sons° of Israel° in the wilderness° of Sinai°.
65 For the LORD° had said°Iof them, “aThey shall surely° die° in the wilderness°.” And not a man° was left° of them, bexcept°° Caleb° the son° of Jephunneh° and Joshua° the son° of Nun°.

The sum of all Israel is taken in the plains of Moab.

1 ¶ And it came to pass² afterº the plague,º that the LORDº spakeºª unto² Mosesº and unto² Eleazarº the sonº of Aaronº the priest,º saying,ºª2 Takeºª² the sumº of all² the congregationº of the childrenº of Israel,º from twentyº yearsº oldº² and upward,º throughout their fathers'º house,º all² that are able to goºª to warº in Israel.º3 And Mosesº and Eleazarº the priestº spakeºª with² them in the plainsº of Moabº by² Jordanº [near] Jericho,º saying,ºª4 [Take the sum of the people], from twentyº yearsº oldº² and upward;º as² the LORDº commandedºª² Mosesº and the childrenº of Israel,º which went forthºª out of the landº² of Egypt.º

5 ¶ Reuben,º the eldest¹ son² of Israel:º the childrenº of Reuben;º Hanoch,º [of whom cometh] the familyº of the Hanochites:º of Pallu,º the familyº of the Palluites:º6 Of Hezron,º the familyº of the Hezronites:º of Carmi,º the familyº of the Carmites.º7 These² [are] the familiesº of the Reubenites:º and they that were numberedºª of them were² fortyº and threeº thousandº and sevenº hundredº and thirty.º8 And the sonsº of Pallu;º Eliab.º9 And the sonsº of Eliab;º Nemuel,º and Dathan,º and Abiram.º This² [is that] Dathanº and Abiram,º [which were] famousº¹ª in the congregation,º who² stroveºª against² Mosesº and against² Aaronº in the companyº of Korah,º when they stroveºª against² the LORD:º10 And the earthº openedºª² her mouth,º and swallowed them up¹ª together²² with² Korah,º when that companyº died,¹² what time the fireº devouredºª two hundredº and² fiftyº men:º and they became² a sign.º11 Notwithstanding the childrenº of Korahº diedºª not.²

12 ¶ The sonsº of Simeonº after their families:º of Nemuel,º the familyº of the Nemuelites:º of Jamin,º the familyº of the Jaminites:º of Jachin,º the familyº of the Jachinites:º13 Of Zerah,º the familyº of the Zarhites:º of Shaul,º the familyº of the Shaulites.º14 These² [are] the familiesº of the Simeonites,º twentyº and twoº thousandº and two hundred.º

15 ¶ The childrenº of Gadº after their families:º of Zephon,º the familyº of the Zephonites:¹² of Haggi,º the familyº of the Haggites:º of Shuni,º the familyº of the Shunites:º16 Of Ozni,º the familyº of the Oznites:º of Eri,º the familyº of the Erites:º17 Of Arod,º the familyº of the Arodites:º of Areli,º the familyº of the Arelites.º18 These² [are] the familiesº of the childrenº of Gadº according to those that were numberedºª of them, fortyº thousandº and fiveº hundred.º

19 ¶ The sonsº of Judahº [were] Erº and Onan:º and Erº and Onanº diedºª in the landº of Canaan.º20 And the sonsº of Judahº after their familiesº were;² of Shelah,º the familyº of the Shelanites:º of Pharez,º the familyº of the Pharzites:º of Zerah,º the familyº of the Zarhites.º21 And the sonsº of Pharezº were;² of Hezron,º the familyº of the Hezronites:º of Hamul,º the familyº of the Hamulites.º22 These² [are] the familiesº of Judahº according to those that were numberedºª of them, threescore and sixteenºº thousandº and fiveº hundred.º

23 ¶ [Of] the sonsº of Issacharº after their families:º [of] Tola,º the familyº of the Tolaites:º of Pua,º the familyº of the Punites:º24 Of Jashub,º the familyº of the Jashubites:º of Shimron,º the familyº of the Shimronites.º25 These² [are] the familiesº of Issacharº according to those that were numberedºª of them, threescoreº and fourº thousandº and threeº hundred.º

26 ¶ [Of] the sonsº of Zebulunº after their families:º of Sered,º the familyº of the Sardites:º of Elon,º the familyº of the Elonites:º of Jahleel,º the familyº of the Jahleelites.º27 These² [are] the familiesº of the Zebulunitesº according to those that were numberedºª of them, threescoreº thousandº and fiveº hundred.º

28 ¶ The sonsº of Josephº after their familiesº [were] Manassehº and Ephraim.º29 Of the sonsº of Manasseh:º of Machir,º the familyº of the Machirites:º and Machirº begatºª² Gilead:º of Gileadº [come] the familyº of the Gileadites.º30 These² [are] the sonsº of Gilead:º [of] Jeezer,º the familyº of the Jeezerites:º of Helek,º the familyº of the Helekites:º31 And [of] Asriel,º the familyº of the Asrielites:º and [of] Shechem,º the familyº of the Shechemites:º32 And [of] Shemida,º the familyº of the Shemidaites:º and [of] Hepher,º the familyº of the Hepherites.º

33 ¶ And Zelophehadº the sonº of Hepherº had² no² sons,º but²² daughters:º and the namesº of the daughtersº of Zelophehadº [were] Mahlah,º and Noah,º Hoglah,º Milcah,º and Tirzah.º34 These² [are] the familiesº of Manasseh,º and those that were numberedºª of them, fiftyº and twoº thousandº and sevenº hundred.º

35 ¶ These² [are] the sonsº of Ephraimº after their families:º of Shuthelah,º the familyº of the Shuthalhites:º of Becher,º the familyº of the Bachrites:º of Tahan,º the familyº of the Tahanites.º36 And these² [are] the sonsº of Shuthelah:º of Eran,º the familyº of the Eranites.º37 These² [are] the familiesº of the sonsº of Ephraimº according to those that were numberedºª of them, thirtyº and twoº thousandº and fiveº hundred.º These² [are] the sonsº of Josephº after their families.º

38 ¶ The sonsº of Benjaminº after their families:º of Bela,º the familyº of the Belaites:º of Ashbel,º the familyº of the Ashbelites:º of Ahiram,º the familyº of the Ahiramites:º39 Of Shupham,º the familyº of the Shuphamites:º of Hupham,º the familyº of the Huphamites.º40 And the sonsº of Belaº were² Ardº and Naaman:º [of Ard], the familyº of the Ardites:º [and] of Naaman,º the familyº of the Naamites.º41 These² [are] the sonsº of Benjaminº after their families:º and they that were numberedºª of them [were] fortyº and fiveº thousandº and sixº hundred.º

42 ¶ These² [are] the sonsº of Danº after their families:º of Shuham,º the familyº of the Shuhamites.º These² [are] the familiesº of Danº after their families.º43 All² the familiesº of the Shuhamites,º according to those that were numberedºª of them, [were] threescoreº and fourº thousandº and fourº hundred.º

44 ¶ [Of] the childrenº of Asherº after their families:º of Jimna,º the familyº of the Jimnites:º of Jesui,º the familyº of the Jesuites:º of Beriah,º the familyº of the Beriites.º45 Of the sonsº of Beriah:º of Heber,º the familyº of the Heberites:º of Malchiel,º the familyº of the Malchielites.º46 And the nameº of the daughterº of Asherº [was] Sarah.º47 These² [are] the familiesº of the sonsº of Asherº according to those that were numberedºª of them; [who were] fiftyº and threeº thousandº and fourº hundred.º

48 ¶ [Of] the sonsº of Naphtaliº after their families:º of Jahzeel,º the familyº of the Jahzeelites:º of Guni,º the familyº of the Gunites:º49 Of Jezer,º the familyº of the Jezerites:¹² of Shillem,º the familyº of the Shillemites.º50 These² [are] the familiesº of Naphtaliº according to their families:º and they that were numberedºª of them [were] fortyº and fiveº thousandº and fourº hundred.º51 These² [were] the numberedºª of the childrenº of Israel,º sixº hundredº thousandº and a thousandº sevenº hundredº and thirty.º

The law of dividing among them the inheritance of the land.

52 ¶ And the LORDº spakeºª unto² Moses,º saying,ºª53 Unto these² the landº shall be dividedºª for an inheritanceº according to the numberº of names.º54 To manyº thou shalt give the moreºª inheritance,º and to fewº thou shalt give the lessºª inheritance:º to every oneº shall his inheritanceº be givenºª according¹ to² those that were numberedºª of him. 55 Notwithstanding²² the landº shall be dividedºª by lot:º according to the namesº of the tribesº of their fathersº they shall inherit.ºª56 According¹ to²² the lotº shall the possessionº thereof be dividedºª between² manyº and few.º

The families and number of the Levites.

57 ¶ And these² [are] they that were numberedºª of the Levitesº after their families:º of Gershon,º the familyº of the Gershonites:º of Kohath,º the familyº of the Kohathites:º of Merari,º the familyº of the Merarites.º58 These² [are] the familiesº of the Levites:º the familyº of the Libnites,¹² the familyº of the Hebronites,º the familyº of the Mahlites,º the familyº of the Mushites,º the familyº of the Korathites.º And Kohathº begatºª² Amram.º59 And the nameº of Amram'sº wifeº [was] Jochebed,º the daughterº of Levi,º whom² [her mother] bareºª to Leviº in Egypt:º and she bareºª unto Amramº² Aaronº and Moses,º and Miriamº their sister.º60 And unto Aaronº was bornºª² Nadab,º and Abihu,º² Eleazar,º and Ithamar.º61 And Nadabº and Abihuº died,ºª when they offeredºª strangeºª fireº beforeº the LORD.º62 And those that were numberedºª of them were² twentyº and threeº thousand,º all² malesº from a monthº oldº² and upward:º for² they were not² numberedºª amongº the childrenº of Israel,º because² there was no² inheritanceº givenºª them amongº the childrenº of Israel.º

None were left of them which were numbered at Sinai, but Caleb and Joshua.

63 ¶ These² [are] they that were numberedºª by Mosesº and Eleazarº the priest,º who² numberedºª² the childrenº of Israelº in the plainsº of Moabº by² Jordanº [near] Jericho.º64 But among these² there was² not² a manº of them whom Mosesº and Aaronº the priestº numbered,ºª² when² they numberedºª² the childrenº of Israelº in the wildernessº of Sinai.º65 For² the LORDº had saidºª of them, They shall surely¹ª dieºª in the wilderness.º And there was not² leftºª a manº of² them, save²² Calebº the sonº of Jephunneh,º and Joshuaº the sonº of Nun.º